WASHINGTON Northrop Grumman has received a US Navy order for 24 more E-2D Hawkeye aircraft costing more than $3.1 billion, the Department of Defence said in a press release.

“Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Aerospace Systems [of] Melbourne, Florida, is awarded $3,169,708,972 for… E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Lot 7 advance acquisition contract [for] 24 full-rate production… E-2D AHE aircraft”, the release said on Wednesday.